• Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.
  • Sotheby's Book Week
    2 June - 9 July
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
  • June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Medical Incunabula: Petit (Jean)publisher & Kerver (Thielman)printer. Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum, sm. 8vo, Paris [1498]
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Hugo (Victor) [Wraxall (Lascelles)]. Les Miserable, 3 vols., 8vo, L. (Hurst & Blackett) 1862, First Authorized English Translation (copyright).
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus, 8vo, 2 vols. in one, L. (G. & W.B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-Lane) 1823.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Cuisine: Anon. Cookery, Pastry, and Sweet Meats in three Books, Alphabetically Digested, 8vo 1710.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Lambert (Aylmer Bourke). A Description of the Genus Pinus, with Directions Relative to the Cultivation…, 2 vols. Sm. folio L. (Messrs. Weddell) 1832.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Botany: Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London, 2 vols. folio, London (B. White) 1777 – 1798.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Le Moire (J.M.) Maple Leaves, Canadian History and Quebec Scenery (Third Series) 8vo Quebec (Hunter, Rose & Co.) 1865. First Edn.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: The Earliest Extant Printed House Contents Sale Catalogue in Ireland: Baillie, Auctioneer, Abby Street. A Catalogue of the Goods and Stock of the late Edward Wingfield…
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: William III King of England. Autograph Letter Signed ("William R") to an unnamed correspondent [possibly Charles-Henri de Lorraine] discussing his strategy against the French forces during the siege of Namur.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: [Austen (Jane) (1785-1817]. Pride and Prejudice, 3 vols. sm. 8vo, L. (T. Egerton) 1813.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Heaney (Seamus). Ugolino, sm. folio D. (Dolmen) 1979, Limited Edn. No. 78/125 Copies, Signed by Seamus Heaney, Louis le Brocquy, Liam Miller and Andrew Carpenter.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Voltaire (F.M. Avouet de). Petits Ouvrages, attribues a M. de Voltaire, sm. folio manuscript, dated 1776, containing 9 works.
  • Bonhams, June 14-23: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presentation Gold Pocket Watch. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Presentation Copy of the First Issue of the Lincoln Douglas Debates Signed by Abraham Lincoln in Pencil to a Sangamon County Illinois Republican. Estimate: $150,000 - 250,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A Senate Resolution Signed in the Tense Days After the Union's Humiliating Defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Seven Passages to a Flight, an Artists Book with a Story Quilt by Faith Ringgold, the Publisher's Own Copy. Estimate: $80,000 - 120,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The Only Full-Length Book by Jefferson, with the Justly Famous Map. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 43 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 27 October, 43 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 4 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 30 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $18,110,337.72 as 89.95% of all lots changed hands.  There were 11,109 offered and 9,993 transacted.  The average lot sold for $1,812.30.

 

We’ll soon be into November.

 

 

5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 10/18 on October 24th: $5,761,582
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool - Part IV on October 23rd: $3,148,639
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation on October 25th: $2,097,151
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Featuring Funko Pop! Signature Auction on October 21st: $1,282,849
Bonhams. John Steinbeck The Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection on October 25th: $1,012,466
 

6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

Bonhams. Marvellously Revolting Recipes Illustrations Sold to Benefit Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Char on October 20th: 225.22%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 2 on October 21st: 150.06%
Sothebys. The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection on October 25th: 126.25%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 21st: 107.33%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on October 26th: 105.55%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on October 26th: 101.78%


32 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:

Heritage Auctions. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool - Part IV on October 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on October 22nd: 100.00%
Michaans Auctions. October Gallery Auction on October 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Greenwich Collection Comics Showcase Auction on October 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume IV Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on October 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 24th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 25th: 99.36%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 24th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Featuring Funko Pop! Signature Auction on October 21st: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 25th: 98.86%
Bonhams. Marvellously Revolting Recipes Illustrations Sold to Benefit Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Char on October 20th: 96.97%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Fall Americana, Chinese and Antiquities Sale on October 21st: 94.74%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/14 on October 21st: 94.15%
Robert Siegel Galleries. the Marcel and Daniel Collection of France Air Post on October 23rd: 93.88%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 2 on October 21st: 91.67%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on October 26th: 91.48%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 24th: 90.91%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on October 22nd: 89.43%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 21st: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/6 on October 15th: 88.41%
Du Mouchelles. The October 2023 Auctions: Day 2 on October 20th: 87.95%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Hauntingly Good Times Auction - session 2 on October 22nd: 86.12%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns Rare Book, Autograph and Print Sale on October 26th: 84.75%
Bonhams. John Steinbeck The Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection on October 25th: 84.47%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on October 26th: 84.30%
Lyon and Turnbull. Travel and Vintage Posters on October 25th: 82.41%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation on October 25th: 81.88%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 10/18 on October 24th: 80.89%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. An Antiquarian Booksellers' Miscellany on October 17th: 80.43%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on October 26th: 80.22%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on October 26th: 80.00%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Moonwalk (F. & S. II.404-405) on October 24th Actual price: USD $635,000.
  2. Sothebys Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr on October 25th Actual price: USD $444,500.
  3. Sothebys Mr Adams' Album, a large album of watercolours depicting people, ceremonies, occupations, genre scenes, architecture, and flora and fauna, India, Bengal, and Burma, circa 1828-40 on October 25th Actual price: USD $369,532.
  4. Sothebys Buste de femme d'après Cranach le Jeune (B. 859; Ba. 1053) on October 24th Actual price: USD $355,600.
  5. Bonhams 377 letters and postcards, most autograph but probably a quarter typed (particularly some of the later letters), from John Steinbeck to his younger sister Mary Steinbeck Dekker and other family members, discussing both personal and professional milestones on October 25th Actual price: USD $254,500.
  6. Sothebys Andy Mouse: one plate (Littmann p. 64) on October 24th Actual price: USD $228,600.
  7. Sothebys Mick Jagger (F. & S. II.143) on October 24th Actual price: USD $215,900.
  8. Heritage Auctions Pokémon 1st Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box (The Pokémon Company, 1999). on October 21st Actual price: USD $206,250.
  9. Sothebys The Kiss III (Schiefler 102C; Woll 124) on October 24th Actual price: USD $190,500.
  10. Sothebys Pop Shop I (L. pp. 82-83) on October 24th Actual price: USD $177,800.
  11. Sothebys Minneapolis Portfolio on October 25th Actual price: USD $177,800.
  12. Sothebys Roman Notes VI (Bastian 26) on October 24th Actual price: USD $165,100.
  13. Sothebys Quatres Lithographies on October 24th Actual price: USD $152,400.
  14. Sothebys Flower Thrower Triptych (Grey) on October 24th Actual price: USD $152,400.
  15. Heritage Auctions Dragon Ball Z "Final Atonement" Majin Vegeta Harmony Production Cel Setup with Key Master Background (Toei Animation, 1994). on October 23rd Actual price: USD $144,000.
  16. Sothebys Portrait de Jacqueline Accoudée (B. 922; Ba. 1240) on October 24th Actual price: USD $139,700.
  17. Sothebys Beethoven (see F. & S. IIB.390-393) on October 24th Actual price: USD $127,100.
  18. Sothebys Dracula, from Myths (F. & S. IIB.264) on October 24th Actual price: USD $127,000.
  19. Sothebys Albert Einstein, from Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century (F. & S. II.229) on October 24th Actual price: USD $127,000.
  20. Sothebys Mick Jagger (F. & S. II.138) on October 24th Actual price: USD $127,000.
  21. Sothebys Jacqueline au chapeau noir (B. 1028; Ba. 1311) on October 24th Actual price: USD $127,000.
  22. Sothebys Hollywood (Engberg 7) on October 24th Actual price: USD $120,650.
  23. Sothebys Pine Barrens Tree Frog, from Endangered Species (F. & S. II.294) on October 24th Actual price: USD $114,300.
  24. Swann Galleries O'KEEFFE, GEORGIA. Archive of 47 items, each Signed on October 26th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  25. Swann Galleries EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Archive of 19 letters, each Signed on October 26th Actual price: USD $112,500.

 

43 total sales reported this week:

Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on October 26th: 80.00%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns Rare Book, Autograph and Print Sale on October 26th: 84.75%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on October 26th: 91.48%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on October 26th: 80.22%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on October 26th: 84.30%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. October 2023 Auction on October 26th: 20.51%
Trafford Books. Antiquarian and Later Books and Ephemera on October 25th: 72.92%
Finarte. Pop Culture: Memorabilia and Card on October 26th: 72.08%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation on October 25th: 81.88%
Sothebys. The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection on October 25th: 60.00%
Lyon and Turnbull. Travel and Vintage Posters on October 25th: 82.41%
Bonhams. John Steinbeck The Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection on October 25th: 84.47%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 24th: 90.91%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 10/18 on October 24th: 80.89%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: French Indochina Postal History on October 24th: 77.89%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on October 24th: 73.17%
Heritage Auctions. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume IV Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on October 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Greenwich Collection Comics Showcase Auction on October 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 25th: 98.86%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 25th: 99.36%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 24th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 24th: 99.43%
Robert Siegel Galleries. the Marcel and Daniel Collection of France Air Post on October 23rd: 93.88%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 21st: 88.89%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Fall Americana, Chinese and Antiquities Sale on October 21st: 94.74%
Morton Subastas. Discover Your Taste for Style... on October 21st: 49.30%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 2 on October 21st: 91.67%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Hauntingly Good Times Auction - session 2 on October 22nd: 86.12%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Hauntingly Good Times Auction - session 1 on October 21st: 73.86%
Michaans Auctions. October Gallery Auction on October 20th: 100.00%
Du Mouchelles. The October 2023 Auctions: Day 2 on October 20th: 87.95%
Brunk Auctions. Photography | Modern Art and Design Auction on October 20th: 78.47%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples online - bidstart 10/13 on October 20th: 65.89%
Bonhams. Marvellously Revolting Recipes Illustrations Sold to Benefit Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Char on October 20th: 96.97%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. An Antiquarian Booksellers' Miscellany on October 17th: 80.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on October 16th: 76.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/6 on October 15th: 88.41%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/14 on October 21st: 94.15%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on October 22nd: 89.43%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on October 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Featuring Funko Pop! Signature Auction on October 21st: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool - Part IV on October 23rd: 100.00%


For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 30th
Christies. New York. Marc Chagall, Color of Life: Prints & Artist's Books formerly from the Artist's Estate - bidstart 10. 78 lots
Bonhams. New York. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 279 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Sports Memorabilia and Cards Online. 289 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books and Manuscripts. 23 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books - bidstart 10/20. 80 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Hydra: The Karpidas Collection. 23 lots

Tue. Oct. 31st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 568 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 142 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts. 41 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 55 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books - bidstart 10/19. 37 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Music & Monsters. 61 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Modern Art and Design, Vintage Fashion and Textiles. 52 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Important Items from the Gross Family Collection. 63 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Literature, Maurice Sendak, Illustrated and Graphics Catalog. 232 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Rare and Important Items. 82 lots

Wed. Nov. 1st
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples / 80's New York. 189 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps and Posters. 108 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 299 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 201 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts: Online - bidstart 10/22. 291 lots
Lion Heart Autographs. New York, NY . From Washington to the Wizard of Oz: 200+ Rare Autographs Including Presidents, Composers, Authors,. 205 lots
Bonhams. New York. Dance of Death. 72 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Photographic History. 223 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Online Only Auction of Pencil Signed Lithographs, Etchings and Block Prints. 135 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . November Library Auction. 174 lots

Thu. Nov. 2nd
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps, Prints & Views. 469 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 480 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Denver, . Western and Contemporary Native American Art, Online. 69 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Jim Davis: The Holiday Art of Garfield Showcase Auction. 110 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Fine Photographs. 185 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Fall Estate Auction. 23 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. 500 Autographs, Photographs, and Collectible Papers. All Periods, All Themes.. 500 lots

Fri. Nov. 3rd
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Bouckville. Sportsmen's Auction. 17 lots
Damien Voglaire. Brussels. Books and Paintings. 370 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Antiques & Interiors, to include Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art. 63 lots

Sat. Nov. 4th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/28. 174 lots
Damien Voglaire. Brussels. Books. 457 lots
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. Art Auction. 229 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports Card and Comic Book Auction. 290 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Multi-Generational Virtual Online Auction. 49 lots

Sun. Nov. 5th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 306 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 101 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/27. 87 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
  • June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
    June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
  • Bonhams, June 14-23: Palm-reading, astrology, and more. Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Benjamin Franklin. Sammelband of 45 papers on electricity. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The basis for the whole modern electric-power industry. Estimate: $4,000 - 6,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Edgar Allen Poe. Poe on Mesmerism. Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Reformation - The Architect of Lutheranism on Church Unity and Dissent. Estimate: $100,000 - 150,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The Rare 3-Paper Offprint Identifying the Double Helix Structure of DNA, Signed by Crick, Wilkins, Wilson, Stokes and Gosling. Estimate: $40,000 - 60,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph book and Report from the Thirtieth Indian National Congress, featuring the signatures of Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, and Dadabhai Naoroji. Estimate: $6,000 - 8,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: An Illustrated Miniature Hebrew Prayerbook Manuscript. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph Working Draft of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Death Voyage. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: "Perhaps the most celebrated and most beautiful herbal ever published." Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A rare product of the Jaquard loom. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000